An introduction to the world of weather including hands-on experiments and projects for all the family.

Text and photographs examine weather as being changes in the atmosphere which affect water, clouds, and storms, and which create some strange and beautiful sights.

"[In this book, the author] uses his ... experience and ... love of nature to help decipher the weather and our local environments in a ... new and compelling way. Analyzing the explanations for everyday questions and mysteries surrounding weather and natural phenomena, he delves into a new ... world of scientific investigation"--Amazon.com.

This book explores how weather works and its effect at a local and global level, revealing the importance of climate in determining landscape, flora and fauna, and the overall quality of our lives. Using dramatic aerial and satellite photography and colorful diagrams, this book covers a spectrum of natural phenomena: extreme weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes; natural events that affect the weather; forecasting and predicting weather; how weather...